The Ireland cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in February and March 2024 to play one Test match, three One Day International (ODI) matches and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches against Afghanistan.[1][2] The Test was played in Abu Dhabi,[3] and the ODIs and T20Is were played in Sharjah.[4] The T20I series formed part of both teams' preparation for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[5] The venue for the Test was shifted from the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium to the Tolerance Oval, just a week before the match.[6]
| Ireland against Afghanistan in the UAE in 2023–24 | |||
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| Afghanistan | Ireland | ||
| Dates | 28 February – 18 March 2024 | ||
| Captains |
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Test & ODIs) Rashid Khan (T20I) |
Andrew Balbirnie (Test) Paul Stirling (ODIs & T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Ireland won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Hashmatullah Shahidi (75) | Lorcan Tucker (73) | |
| Most wickets | Zia-ur-Rehman (6) | Mark Adair (8) | |
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (172) | Harry Tector (141) | |
| Most wickets |
Mohammad Nabi (5) Fazalhaq Farooqi (5) | Theo van Woerkom (4) | |
| Player of the series | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afg) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | Afghanistan won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Mohammad Nabi (90) | Andrew Balbirnie (76) | |
| Most wickets | Rashid Khan (8) |
Josh Little (6) Ben White (6) | |
| Player of the series | Rashid Khan (Afg) | ||
Ireland won the Test match by six wickets.[7] This was Ireland's first ever Test win, at the eighth attempt.[8] Afghanistan won the ODI series 2–0, with the second match abandoned due to rain.[9][10] Afghanistan won the T20I series 2-1.[11]
Squads
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Only Test
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afg), Barry McCarthy, Craig Young and Theo van Woerkom (Ire) all made their Test debuts.
- This was the first men's Test to be played at the venue.[18]
- Mark Adair (Ire) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[19]
- Zia-ur-Rehman (Afg) took his first five-wicket haul in Tests.[20]
- This was Ireland's first victory in men's Test cricket.[21]
ODI series
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to field.
- Nangialai Kharoti and Naveed Zadran (Afg) both made their ODI debuts.
- Mohammad Nabi (Afg) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[23]
T20I series
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai and Nangialai Kharoti (Afg) both made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I
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- Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat.
References
edit- ^ "ACB Confirm All-Format Tour to Sri Lanka and Home Series against Ireland". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan lock in all-format series against Sri Lanka and Ireland". International Cricket Council. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan to engage in all-format commitments with Sri Lanka, Ireland ahead of T20 World Cup". India TV News. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "ODI leg added to Afghanistan's tour of Sri Lanka". Cricbuzz. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan to play Tests against Sri Lanka and Ireland in February". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Test fledglings square off as Ireland, Afghanistan look to enhance red-ball credentials". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Ireland make Test history beating Afghanistan in Abu Dhabi". RTÉ. March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Ireland claim first men's Test victory by beating Afghanistan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan v Ireland: Afghans defeat tourists in third ODI to secure 2-0 series win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan v Ireland: Second ODI in Sharjah abandoned because of heavy rain". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Afghanistan v Ireland: Afghans clinch Twenty20 series with 57-run victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "ACB Name Squad for the One-Off Test Match against Ireland". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Uncapped Ghazanfar, Kharote in Afghanistan squad for ODIs against Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Star players returns to Afghanistan T20I squad for Ireland series". International Cricket Council. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Matthew Foster in line for debut as Ireland name squads for Afghanistan series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Squad announced for Afghan series". Cricket Ireland. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "Ireland name squads for all-format Afghanistan series". International Cricket Council. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
- ^ "'Preparations have been good' - Andrew Balbirnie positive of making a mark in one-off Test against Afghanistan". Crictracker. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Mark Adair's Five-Wicket Haul Gives Ireland Edge Against Afghanistan In One-Off Test". The Times of India. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Zia-ur-Rehman's five-for, Shahidi's unbeaten fifty lead Afghanistan fightback". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ "Ireland create history with maiden Test win". International Cricket Council. March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Poor weather forces second Afghanistan vs Ireland ODI in Sharjah to be called off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Nabi, Kharote demolish Ireland to seal series win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2024.